“Bring it on, Makrokosmos Project”

Oregon Arts Watch, July 20, 2017

“It was American Berserk at its best, making a glorious noise in the world”

Oregon Arts Watch, July 11, 2016

“One of 2015’s peak Oregon musical moments”

Oregon Arts Watch, October 18, 2015

“It was standing room only.  Kudos to all the players and sponsors who made it happen”.

Rhonda Rizzo, Writer and Pianist, August 9, 2015

makrokosmos_logo_WP, a hip and trendy festival in beautiful downtown Portland, brings cutting-edge contemporary American music to chic, accessible urban settings. makrokosmos_logo_WP features world-class performers and composers from the greater Portland area. makrokosmos_logo_WP teams up and partners with local food, wine and arts organizations. makrokosmos_logo_WP is about the best of Portland, Oregon.

RECENT EVENTS

Thursday, July 10, 2025, 3pm

Direction Emotion Inspiration!

DUO Stephanie & Saar collaborate with SoundsTruck NW, Portland’s amazing mobile stage for a FREE outdoor concert with music by Debussy, Philip Glass, Fanny Mendelssohn, Taylor Swift and more!

Rockwood Market Hall Farmers Market
458 SE 185th Ave, Portland, OR 97233

Featuring the complete Etudes of Philip Glass!
The complete Well Tempered Clavier Book I by Johann Sebastian Bach!
The world premiere of Lament for the Levant by Bonnie Miksch!

Friday, June 27, 5pm-10pm

BodyVox
1201 NW 17th Ave, Portland, OR 97209

 

4:30-5pm: Happy Hour

5pm Die Empfindung Inkarnation, Part 1

Arvo Pärt: Hymn to A Great City
DUO Stephanie and Saar

Etude No. 1: Saar Ahuvia
Prelude and Fugue in C Major: Susan Smith
Etude No. 2: Stephanie Ho

Prelude and Fugue in C# minor
Philip Glass: Etude No. 3
Bach Prelude and Fugue in C# Major
Philip Glass: Etude No. 4
Bach Prelude and Fugue in C minor
Susan Smith

Etude No. 5
Prelude and Fugue in D Major
Prelude and Fugue in D minor
Etude No. 6
Saar Ahuvia

Etude No. 8
Prelude and Fugue in Eb minor
Etude No. 7
Prelude and Fugue in Eb Major
Stephanie Ho

Prelude and Fugue in E minor
Etude No. 9
Prelude and Fugue in E Major
Prelude and Fugue in F Major
Etude No. 10
Prelude and Fugue in F minor
Alexander Schwarzkopf

7:30pm Die Empfindung Inkarnation, Part 2

Bonnie Miksch: Lament for the Levant
World Premiere, Makrokosmos Project 2025 commission
DUO Stephanie and Saar

Etude No. 11
Etude No. 12
Prelude and Fugue in F# Major
Prelude and Fugue in F# minor
Jeff Payne

Prelude and Fugue in G Major
Etude No. 13
Prelude and Fugue in G minor
Etude No. 14
Yoko Greeney

Prelude and Fugue in Ab Major
Etude No. 18
Prelude and Fugue in G# minor
Etude No. 15
Prelude and Fugue in A Major
Etude No. 16
Etude No. 17
Prelude and Fugue in A minor
Asya Gulua

Etude No. 20
Prelude and Fugue in Bb Major
Etude No. 19
Prelude and Fugue in Bb Minor
Monica Ohuchi

Prelude and Fugue in B Major
Prelude and Fugue in B minor
Jeff Payne

TICKET INFO:

$20 advance, $25 day of show, $15 students, seniors

Tickets are for the entire event, come and go as you please, and include complimentary food, wine and beverages!

Now we are asking you to reach into that generous part of your being and help us at  ANY amount you see fit as we need to raise $10,000 for this year’s festival.
Visit our GoFundMe page and donate at whatever amount works for you.
Thank you so much for your support.  We would not be at festival #11 without your generosity!

Check out our video with some fun sound clips from GLASSwerks!

Stephanie and Saar talk and play excerpts from Bonnie Miksch’s new composition Lament for the Levant, music that is a sacred space for those grieving the events in the Middle East.

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PRESS

04
Aug

The sensuous incarnation: Makrokosmos 11

By Charles Rose | August 4, 2025 For this year’s one-day microfestival, a cadre of pianists led by DUO Stephanie and Saar paired Bach’s “Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I” with the complete… The sensuous incarnation: Makrokosmos 11

20
Jul

Aufführungspraxis: Makrokosmos Project turns X

The one-day modernist music festival continues to justify the words of George Crumb, performing music that “depends for its very existence on a type of pioneer performer” by Juri Seo,… Aufführungspraxis: Makrokosmos Project turns X

01
Sep

Unusual and often terrifying: Makrokosmos 8

The annual mini-festival of contemporary music celebrated its eighth year with five hours of music at PICA, featuring compositions from across Latin America. AUGUST 16, 2022 | CHARLES ROSEMUSIC In… Unusual and often terrifying: Makrokosmos 8

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